Cordia is 0-10 against Jackson City since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cordia Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Jackson City Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Cordia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Knott County Central on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Jackson City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 14-4 victory. With that win, Jackson City brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Kannan Lovins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Lovins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Caige Ellis and Carson Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Ellis scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Preston Turner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Cordia's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Jackson City, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Cordia suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Jackson City in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Cordia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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